Green Rallies To Claim Green and Gold World Series

HAMMOND – The Gold team won the first two games of the
Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team’s Fall World Series,
but couldn’t pick up another victory in the best-of-five set. Instead,
it was the Green team who rallied back and won three in a row to earn
bragging rights. In a 12-inning marathon Sunday, the Green team won the
decisive fifth game by a final count of 6-5.

“It’s great that
the series went down to the wire,” head coach Jay Artigues said. “The
fifth game was really intense. The guys did a great job and were very
competitive in all five games. We got to see a lot of different things
in a lot of different situations.”

The fifth game saw Green
relief pitcher Taylor Wax pick up the win, throwing 2 1/3 IP, giving up
just a single hit and no runs. Gold’s Matt Fowler took a tough loss,
going 2 1/3 IP, allowing no hits and one run with a strike out.

Offensively,
Green’s Jeff Harkensee led the way, putting together a 3-for-4
performance with a pair of doubles and a pair of runs batted in. On the
Gold side, Chad Fortenberry sent the game to extra innings with a
two-run double in the seventh. Plus, Stefan Lopez went 3-for-6, while
Cass Hargis and Trey Martin both had two hits.

The Green team’s
reward will be steaks at the annual baseball Christmas party. With
their series loss, the Gold players will have to put on head-to-toe
body paint for a Southeastern basketball game this season.

Friday,
Nov. 13, the baseball program will hold its annual fall bash, a big
fundraiser at Twelve Oaks on campus. The event includes a dinner and
draw down reverse raffle. Tickets are available by calling the baseball
office at (985) 549-3566.

Opening day for the 2010 season is
Feb. 19, when the Lions take on Eastern Illinois at Alumni Field. First
pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.